The miner was picking up a log that was ~6"" x 8"" and ~3' length. They tripped and fell. When they were falling, they put their hands down to catch the fall. The log landed on their left hand and broke 3 fingers. The miner was walking on a slope. The walk way was dry. There was nothing obstructing their pathway. Sunny day.
Plant 1Metal/Nonmetal
Mickelsen Construction, Inc · Surface
Controlled by Delwyn L Mickelsen
Pocatello, Power County, ID · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1001827
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2007–2023
- Latest incident
- Sep 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2023 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
2021 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
EE was standing between a primary rock screen and a crusher jaw when a rock hit EE in the head rendering EE unconscious. No witness saw the incident and it is unsure if the rock came off of the primary screen or out of the jaw. When EE came to, EE began to throw up. EE was taken to the hospital for a CT scan. Conclusion of injury is a concussion.
2007 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cleaning opening in jaw crusher, pulling on V-belts, jaw cammed over and glove on right hand caught, pulling fingers around sheave.